BOB DYLAN: WRITINGS 1968-2010

The book begins in Berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on Dylan's show at th
e University of Minnesota--his very first appearance at his alma mater--on elect
ion night 2008. In between are moments of euphoric discovery: From Marcus's line
r notes for the 1967 Basement Tapes (pop music's most famous bootlegged archives
) to his exploration of Dylan's reimagining of the American experience in the 19
97 "Time Out of Mind." And rejection; Marcus's "Rolling Stone" piece on Dylan's
album "Self Portrait"--often called the most famous record review ever written--
began with "What is this shit?" and led to his departure from the magazine for f
ive years. Marcus follows not only recordings but performances, books, movies, a
nd all manner of highways and byways in which Bob Dylan has made himself felt in
our culture.